Tanner is a technology-focused attorney who brings a rare blend of legal insight and practical industry experience to her practice. With a background in technology, quality control, and project management, she approaches legal issues with a strategic, solutions-oriented mindset—helping clients not only navigate complex regulations but optimize operations and reduce risk. Her practice is centered on technology transactions and the emerging legal issues shaping today's digital economy. Tanner advises clients across the technology, communications, and entertainment sectors—from global enterprises to emerging startups—on a wide range of issues involving artificial intelligence, marketing and advertising regulations, accessibility requirements, platform governance, and the deployment and licensing of technology assets.
With a deep passion for optimization and systems thinking, Tanner strives to make legal processes not only compliant but efficient, scalable, and aligned with product and business goals. Whether negotiating commercial and technology agreements or advising on global regulatory frameworks, Tanner approaches every matter with a sharp understanding of both legal risk and operational reality. Her prior experience in engineering and project execution enables her to serve not just as legal counsel, but as a trusted partner who understands the broader business and technical contexts in which legal issues arise.
Clients value her clear communication and pragmatic counsel. With a strong passion for optimization and innovation, Tanner brings not just legal expertise, but operational fluency and a commitment to helping clients move forward with confidence in a rapidly shifting technological landscape.
Admitted to Practice
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District of Columbia, 2024
Education
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J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 2024
- Administrative Law Review
- Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic
- NBLSA Negotiation Competition Team, 2022-2024
- President: Black Law Students Association, 2022-2023
- CALI Award, 2022
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M.B.A., Strategic Management, Temple University, 2020
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B.S., Industrial & Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2018
Professional Recognition
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- Named "One to Watch" by Best Lawyers in Technology Law, 2026
- Encore and Operations Leadership Development Program (OLDP) Awards, Lockheed Martin, 2018-2020
Background
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- Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, Washington, D.C., 2022, 2023
- Procurement Representative, 2020-2024; Quality Engineer, F-35 EOTS, 2019-2020 – Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, Santa Barbara, Calif.
- Industrial Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Littleton, Colo., 2018-2019
- Process Engineer Co-Op, 2017; Quality Engineer Co-Op, 2016 – MOEN Inc., New Bern, N.C.
- Project Engineer Co-Op, Georgia-Pacific, 2015, Brunswick, Ga.